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l. WOLF.

LUCK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8. 1919.

W/ TNEJSES Patented July 22, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

IN VE N TOR John h b/f A TTOFNEY- UNITED STATES worm WOLF, or

TOIEKA, KANSAS.

Specification 01' Batters Yatent.

Paitented July 22, 1919.

Tu-all whom it may 16.0%61'724.

Beit known thet I, J OHN Wow, a citizen 0i the United States, residing at Topeke,;1n the ceunty of Shewneeiand State of Kansas,

have invented certain new and us5u1=.lm- 'prewements in Locks, of whzieh the follnwis a, full, eleer, and arrest desemiptipn, re erenee being had to the ece mpanymg a-tewmgs, fo ing a;parthi he preeent invention is directed to, im-

provements in locks, and more partieuJnrly to thet type of Leek adik ted'te be used on wardrobe trunks. The 0 ject'ofi the invention is to provide a locking device censisting of e key-lock and a, complementary lock or latch ee iiiaereting with it. A further object is terprovide 00.6 Grating Locks, the operating me hanism 0 the one being inaccessible until the etheris opened; to providea lock '20 that can not be towed open without 53' str ying he trunk to r z dea leeking this that is pesitivein eectipn g uieklgg and t easily operated, and one pessessmg further and etheraidventagesmexe any Set forth in 25. the follewgaiing detailed descriptie in @11- nection with the accompanying drawings in whieh Figure 1 repre ents a firont elewatienof a trunk with my innentiesa app ied thereto; Fig.2 use topplan oi the up. leek with the h nge leaf swmngepen' and. mken at the middle; Fig. 3is; a side eleimtien est t e 1-ppear heck with the trunk well secti n; Fig. 4: is; n nh gBd Q mmtM eet em t Line H a Fig- 1; Fig, 5 is=a de ached: e

tem plare ef the upperkey ek a d bottom l teh leek with hei co n ing; mi the hinge ee Qt he-111 mm leek bei g swung epen; Fig. 6 is e top plan of QthQ bQtWII lmtehl eek swmagje e]; Z is en eelfl ged er mtl' long the 111w 7-+'6 f. l the, 1 with parts brok warm? Fig. 8 lfiflaihQI'lZvQlflhfiJ; eroseeseetipn on the 1il'ifl18r '80sf Fig. l 9 is an'enlarged 45. ventieaheress-seetion on the-line 9W9. otFig. 1.;Fig; wise top plan of the soeketiofi the socket 3 member- 0 bottcml latchleck v ehqw" ithe eireumferentialelit ther ot, t e soflket v e bm g m at the 1dd1e and Fig. is am a on e the part shemn in Fig. :10.

Refiem'ing mithie draiwingg l enflgrepresent,- 'the respeeti ve halves erhingfid sections of qe ordina y ardr b -t k, the same ssweennng tegether -alongthe seamor leint a,

which lishpretecteet by:- the valance 43 secured mdmaA-seetmn 011 vtethe sectien 2, 381M811 understood in the art. 11, re pneeents the up er key+loek and L the batten; latch-leek, he, key-leek comprises a seeket member 4 secured tethe trunk section l, endeieoiiperatmgmember composed of a $13.13;"fiheeiem ed to: the trunk seetion2 and a oe mgm mher 0r af 6 n e t said plate, The latel i-leek L eempmises a socket member 4:' S$Cl1IQd tethetrunk section 1, and a e bnera m member comwm of. :1 p e secured to 1} 1e it Sentient Qand a locking member oreleef -6"=h nged to said plate 5,.

Thedetailed censtruetion of the key-lock {L 15; substantially as follows: The member 6 s secured to the plate 5 by a hinge pin 7. Mounted on the under side of the hinged lnflmber er Leaffi is a cylinder-100k C of any approved type (Yale, Corbin, or the like) the lateh-bt ltst 8, I Whereofi when the leaf is swung t0 close @gositien, snap into the LQPBIIIB? a 0 form for their reception in the we, 'of the socket 9 of the member 4 1g. 3,) the well of the trunk section 1 beng provided with an onening B for receivsa d seclfet- Y uSlX in order. to close the loekmg teeth into the socket 9 the two trunk sect ons '1, 2, must first b closed (Fi 1),, the swmging (if the ction 2 against the sectwnc '1 caus ng t e o gue t n the pl e moun ed n; th trunk se i 2, to enter the reee ses m1", o med in he, ocket ember 4 031 the trunk section 1. Obviously the positions of the te gnes t and recess s might e re er ed Wit t efihq ing the nature of the lnrenttqn- Seemed, to the unde side of t eleaf one d of 'fle d pring 10 wh ch for a cg/lese'd; osition of the leaf is unde tensiqn; so at up n he re e e of the eaf .7 y u ll ekmg the lack C,. e mg fl :ferce ,he, lea 9pm Pos i J b iln t fie ket member 4; is provide'cl with an flpemngj 0. e ong ted' n a hrectien palfi lel to' a l of t e ea 6,,th purpose 0f whichopening Wifl resently be seen.

The lamb-19th L-"is lifie ise proyided with a swket' member 41", at late 5" and locki leef 6 t mmate p e 5', a, epringw ecur d e t leaf 6', ngj e fiend es all pe etmg embstan iel y as the corre- $I lQllRg Pfi t h /key lp k Th me ger of wumng the, plate 01 $O'GIQBtvDQQmbGI 4 wall of the trunk sectien 1 is, substent i? y the eatme'astth t of securing t e s ogket -memhe or plate 4 of the key-leek L. Imheeefi my 'nderlod: Such as C, h T m z sheen (ki ted/i g. Th p a e m-h lock L is provided with a cylindrical member 11 mounted on the under side of the leaf 6, the inner end of the cylinder when the leaf 6 is closed extending just inside the plane of the inner surface of the wall of the trunk section 1 (Figs. 8, 9). Secured to the inner end of the cylinder is a'casing 12 in which is slidably mounted a latch-bolt 13,

said bolt being provided with a headed stem 1 14 about which is coiled a spring 15, one end of the spring engaging the Wall of the casing 12 and the other bearing against the bolt, whereby the latter is normally forced outward, the bolt as well as its stem operating loosely through suitable openings in the casing walls, the stem terminating in a beaded head 10 to prevent the stem from being forced by the spring 15 out of the opening in the casing wall in which it operates. Mounted inside thetrunk and held in place by the guides or straps g secured to the walls of the trunk is a pull rod 16, the upper end of the rod or that adjacent the key-lock L terminatin in an outwardly projecting lug 17 to which is ivotally secured the forked end of a fingerold or lever 18, the rod terminating opposite the opening 0 of the socket member 4, and the registering opening 0 formed in the trunk wall, the connection between the members 17 and 18 being effected through said openings. This leaves the lever 18 on the outside of the socket member 4 and the trunk wall,the rod 16 bein on the opposite (inside) side of said Inem' rs. It will be seen from Fig. 4 that when the leaf 6 is closed, the lever 18 is inaccessible so that the rod 16 can not be manipulated. The end of therod adjacent the latch-lock L is provided with a laterally projecting keeper arm 19, the same being adapted to operate in a eripheral circumferential slits in the Wal of the socket 9 of the socket member 4. When the leaf 6 of the key-lock is closed thebottom edge e of the keeper arm 19 is substantially at the bottom of the slit 8 (Fi 5), the rounded surface a of the bolt 13 ig. 9) freelyriding over the edge c with a closing movement of the leaf 6', thereby permitting the spring 15 to be compressed, and when the free end of the bolt has passed off said edge e the spring causes the bolt to spring behind the keeper, thereby lockin the leaf 6f thereto, the bolt being arrested y the offset or shoul der m striking the edge of the keeper (Fig. 9), The parts referred to are protected by a cover or casing P, a suitable recess a (Fig. 7) being formed in the wall thereof for the free passage therethrough of the rod 16. The lower end of the rod 16 terminates in a lug 20 substantially even with the edge e fthe kee er 19 Fi .5 7 said In having 0 P gs g the movable or hinged section, though as a extending upwardly therefrom and terminating in the peripheral wall of the cover P, a rod or stem 21, said stem being loose in both the lug 20 and wall of the cover P, and terminating lll expanded heads to keep the same in place. Coiled about the stem ,is a spring 22 one end of which bears against the lug 20, the opposite end bearing against the wall of the cover 1 acting as an abutment.

To open the trunk, the key-lock L is first unlocked in the usual Way and the leaf 6 swung open. This exposes the handle or lever 18 by which the rod 16 may now be liftedor pulled up, a sufiicient lift causing the keeper 19 to be pulled out of engagement With the latch-bolt 13. The latch-bolt 13 being released leaves the flexed spring 10 free to force the leaf 6' to open position (dotted position Fig. With the lifting of the rod 16 the spring 22 is necessarily compressed, so that upon release of the rod it immediately resumes its normal position for subsequent coiiperation with the latch bolt 13 when the leaf 6 is swung to closed position.

It will be seen from the foregoing that the latch-lock L can not be manipulated or opened until the key-lock L is unlocked, access to the handle 18 by which the pull rod 16 is lifted being had only upon the opening of the leaf 6 of the key-lock, said leaf covering the handle and the upper end of the pull rod when the leaf is closed and locked. The provision of the slot '0 in the plate or socket member 4 of the lock L constitutes one of the novel features of the present invention, said slot making it possible to gain access to the rod 16 on the inside of the trunk and manipulate the same to release the keeper 19 from the latch-bolt to theoperating elements of one look must be had through one of the sections or members of the opposite look upon the unlocking of a complementary section of such opposite lock. In the present example the socket member or section 4 of the lock constitutes the direct means of access through the opening 0 to the operating element 16 of the other look, when the section or leaf 6 has been unlocked andswung to open position to expose the lever 18 by which the rod 16 is manipulated. In the example before us the trunk section 1 may be considered as the stationary section and'the section 2 as matter of fact both are in a sense movable relatively to one another. In other cases,

as in vaults, safety boxes and the like, only one wall (the door) is movable, the wall to which the door is locked bein stationary. For convenience we may consi er the plates 01' lock members or sections 4, 4, as the stationary sections, and the plates 5, 5', with their leaves 6, 6 as the movable sections of the respective locks. By way of further analysis, it will be observed that the bolt 13 moves in a plane across the axis of the socket 9', as does also the keeper 19. The details of the locks may be changed without involving a departure from the nature or spirit of the invention.

Having described my invention what I claim is:

1. In a latch-lock of the character de. scribed, a socket member, a leaf hinged thereto, a spring-controlled latch-bolt carried by the leaf and confined in the socket of the socket member for a closed position of the leaf, said latch-bolt being reciprocable across the axis of the socket, a circumferential peripheral slit being formed in the socket wall to one side of the locking face of the latch-bolt, a keeper member movable through the slit to and from the socket axis and into engagement with the locking face of the latch-bolt, a rod secured to the keeper, and a spring for normally forcing the rod and the keeper into locking position with the latch-bolt, the parts operating substantially as, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with a trunk provided with two sections in hinged relation and abutting with their free edges for a closed position of the trunk, a lock comprising a flopiel of this potent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the socket member on one section and a hingeleaf on the opposite section adapted to enter the socket of said socket member, a latchlock removed from the first mentioned lock and comprising a socket member on one of the trunk sections and a hinge-leaf on the opposite section adapted to enter the socket of the socket member, a latch bolt on the hinge-leaf, the socket members and hinge-leaves of the respective locks being disposed on corresponding sections of the trunk, a keeper, and an operating rod on the inside of the trunk leading from the keeper to the first mentioned lock, the socket member of the first lock and the trunk wall being provided with a common opening through which the rod may be siezed from a point outside the socket-member aforesaid with an opening of the leaf locked thereto, and the latch-lock unlocked by a movement of the rod in roper direction.

3. A latch-lock provided with a socket having a eirciunferential peripheral slit in the walls thereof, a hinge-leaf adapted to enter said socket, a keeper traversing said slit, a bolt mounted on the under side of said hinge-leaf and adapted to engage the keeper when said hinge-leaf is in the socket, and means for withdrawing the keeper from said bolt.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN IVOLF.

\Vitnesses CHARLES PASHO, CHARLES PACKET.

"Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

